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They are not tropical papayas and cannot be eaten raw. They also have them, strangely, in Arequipa. Google papaya chilena or papaya arequipeña. No large coconuts are grown in Chile. The climate is mediterranean not tropical. The native Chilean palm provides a "honey" and coquitos, tiny little "coco...

They are not tropical papayas and cannot be eaten raw. They also have them, strangely, in Arequipa. Google papaya chilena or papaya arequipeña. No large coconuts are grown in Chile. The climate is mediterranean not tropical. The native Chilean palm provides a "honey" and coquitos, tiny little "coco...

The Valle de Elqui has the greatest amount of non-cloudy days of anyplace on earth-------its why the observatories are there-----in regard to cold at night, it gets cold there at night in the winter----during summer its so bright you get sunburned under your neck, bottom of nose and even your armpi...

Thanks very much to those who provided interesting important info I just noticed it. For those others Too much needless sarcasm for a new person to bear just saying. Who said the op didn't Google for climate info? Could it also be that the poster searched but couldn't find detailed info and maybe w...

If you look at a map of Chile you might think that it is prime beach country but it is not. The sea off Chile is very cold and this causes coastal mists in the morning even in summer. Inland you can avoid the damp and enjoy constant daytime sunshine - the Elqui valley, for instance - but night temp...

While the Atacama Desert will certainly be the place with lowest humidity, temperatures can get very low during the night, specially during the winter. For low-precipitation, warm-all-year areas, you should research about Iquique or Arica, as well as towns around them. True but can't find much info...

Thanks very much to those who provided interesting important info I just noticed it. For those others Too much needless sarcasm for a new person to bear just saying. Who said the op didn't Google for climate info? Could it also be that the poster searched but couldn't find detailed info and maybe wa...